I've never liked the emotional deaths, it was a bad idea from the start, imo. After a few near misses years ago with my standup comics I started using mods to prevent them. Being a comedian should not be a dangerous occupation. The worst our standup sims should have to worry about is flying fruits and veggies, hecklers, or both.
I kind of get where the devs were coming from, I had asthma as a child and really intense laughing fit could trigger an attack. If you get angry enough you could have a heart attack or stroke, but these are things that I'd rather not see happening in my game. Or make it harder for these things to happen at least.
The mentions for using mirrors to calm them down or going to bed are spot on.
